A
malignancy spreads by invading its neighboring cells, taking over
their internal control processes, and inducing the cells to assume
grotesque shapes and sizes.

This
is an apt metaphor for radical feminism, which seduces intelligent,
caring young women; plies them with warmed-over Marxist slogans; and
turns them into gender crusaders who seemingly have lost all semblance
of reason and compassion.

By
its own admission, radical feminism seeks to curtail or destroy the
most cherished values of democratic free market societies: the traditional
family, limited government, and the culture of life itself.

Even
the notion of truth itself has come under attack by postmodern feminism,
which claims that truth is simply another tool for the patriarchal
subjugation of women. “A set of subjective views has emerged as sacrosanct,
beyond criticism,” Howard Schwartz concludes in The Revolt of the
Primitive. “The result is that a vicious bias has triumphed over fact.”

Left
to itself, feminism will eventually collapse under the weight of own
logical inconsistencies, social intolerance, and reluctance to assure
the continuation of the species. But our generation would still have
to answer to our children and grandchildren who one day will ask,
“Why did you sit by and do nothing?”

Thirty-five
years after bra-burners captivated the nation’s campuses, radical
feminism has become firmly entrenched in our society. In order to
cure a cancer, you have to attack the root of the problem.

The
Sisterhood operates from three strongholds: the academy, the government,
and the mainstream media. And this is where we need to apply the tincture
of truth.

1.
The Academy. Women’s studies programs serve as the base camp for feminists
to recruit a new crop of well-educated women. Noting the factual errors
and myths that pervade women’s studies courses, Christine Stolba issues
a cautionary note that “revolutions often end up devouring their own
children.” [www.iwf.org/pdf/roomononesown.pdf]

The
cure? Students need to file lawsuits demanding that these universities
establish men’s studies programs to serve the dwindling male student
body. After all, Title IX of the Civil Rights Act was intended to
benefit men and women alike.

2.
The Government. Over the past 15 years our elected officials have
enacted a bevy of laws intended to appease their female constituents.
Problem is, many of these laws weaken the nuclear family, violate
men’s civil rights, and make women beholden to government hand-outs.
Case in point: the controversial Violence Against Women Act, which
comes up for its five-year renewal in Congress later this month.

The
treatment of choice: Male voters need to start demanding that their
politicians answer to their concerns and needs. And lawmakers need
to consider whether their chivalrous instincts are unfairly biasing
the laws they enact.

3.
The Media. Our feminized society is seemingly addicted to stories
that serve up a daily diet of victimization and gender grievance.

Recently
I came across this 72-point headline in USA Today: “Abuse Found in
Military Schools.” The article goes on to recite this shocking statistic:
“The report cited 2004 Pentagon data showing 50% of women at all three
academies were harassed, mostly verbally but dozens suffering physical
abuse.” [Read]

But
exactly how did the Pentagon researchers assess abuse and harassment?
Was bruising a female cadet’s feelings considered abusive? Was it
exactly 50% of women, with identical percentages at all three military
academies? What is the title of this report, so the reader can verify
its conclusions? Why wasn’t anyone interviewed to provide balance
to the doubtful claim of rampant harassment?

And
come to think of it, how many male cadets experienced any form of
abuse?

The
answer to these important questions is left to the reader’s imagination.
Bottom line, this article bears all the telltale signs of a journalistic
snow job. [Read] But that didn’t stop the USA Today editors from running
the article on the front page of its August 26 edition.

The
treatment? The public needs to contact editors and tell them we’re
sick and tired of being force-fed with feminist agitprop.

Once
we challenge the feminist cultural hegemony and remind them how many
privileges and advantages the average American woman enjoys, the gender
warriors may come to realize that much of their sense of oppression
is self-inflicted.

Thanks
to the advances of medical science, cancer is now a curable disease.
Still, surgery is always painful, and recovery may be slow. But this
we know for certain: acquiescence to the rad-fems’ ever-escalating
demands is the formula for the continued unraveling of the social
order.

Carey Roberts is an analyst and commentator on
political correctness. His best-known work was an exposé on Marxism and
radical feminism. Mr. Roberts’ work has been cited on the Rush Limbaugh
show.

Besides serving as a regular contributor to NewsWithViews.com,
he has published in The Washington Times, LewRockwell.com, RenewAmerica.us,
ifeminists.net, Men’s News Daily, eco.freedom.org, The Federal Observer,
Opinion Editorials, and The Right Report.

Previously, he served on active duty in the Army,
was a professor of psychology, and was a citizen-lobbyist in the US Congress.
In his spare time he admires Norman Rockwell paintings, collects antiques,
and is an avid soccer fan. He now works as an independent researcher and
consultant.